Weather Blog: Snow and rain to hit Midwest...again

Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! Like a guest that over stays their welcome, many are hoping April can gather its things and move on. With roughly a week to go in the month, weather records continue to fall. The records are primarily rain and snow related and you guessed it, more is on the way. In today's blog we look at the next storm system that impacts the Midwest today and Tuesday.

Let's start with the snow producing part of the storm. Heavy, wet snow will fall in a narrow band from northeast Nebraska through eastern Minnesota and into northwest Wisconsin. Snow totals of 6"+ are possible in spots! The RPM snowfall forecast is shown below. Notice that southern Wisconsin escapes the threat of accumulating snow.

While we avoid the snow, it looks like we will get wet. Rain showers are likely early Tuesday and stick around through at least the morning. Futurecast below is valid at 4am Tuesday and shows rain showers beginning to overspread southeast Wisconsin...keep an umbrella near.

The morning commute on Tuesday looks to be damp with scattered showers. Rain showers should taper off by late morning or midday. The Futurecast forecast is shown below valid at 9am.

A few afternoon showers can't be ruled out, but overall most the rain should occur through midday Tuesday. With river levels near or above flood stage in our area the amount of rain will be important. Right now forecast rain totals look to stay around 0.10" to 0.33". These totals would likely be spread over 6 hours or more. The threat for new or additional flooding is low with the system.

A slight shift in the track of the rain could up totals, so we will watch how this system plays out very closely. After a break on Wednesday, a few snow showers or flurries will start Thursday. The good news as expected going back to our April forecast issued in March...a warm-up still looks likely next weekend.

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